And it’s a twist! The 2025 version of the EU-Startps Summit has officially closed. Two action-packed days in Malta and about 2,100 founders, investors and startup enthusiasts came together to exchange ideas, find inspiration and establish meaningful connections. In our electronic pitch competition, starting from insightful original notes and dynamic workshops, this year’s summit has set a new benchmark.
A huge thanks to each of those who joined us in Sunny Malta – your strength and enthusiasm has made it into our largest and most exciting version!
This year, the pitch competition has reached new heights. We have received more than 1,500 apps from startups in Europe’s most committed early stages. At the end of a thorough and competitive selection process, 15 exceptional final candidates were invited to pitch on our main stage for the opportunity to win the alluring title of the pitch competition champion of more than $ 7555,000.
Reward package
This year’s reward package is truly encouraged to convert the converter for a startup prepared for a scale:
- In $ 250k Google Cloud Credit, a Google Workspace discount for one year, startup success director and dedicated customer engineering OK from the gate-go, As well as technical and networking support.
- Opportunity with € 250k fund View the AI initiativeThe The winner will be invited to pitch directly in front of the fast-tracked and Luke AI Venture’s Investment Committee and at the end of the appropriate diligence process, there will be funds up to $ 250.
- Opportunity with $ 120k funds TexterThe The winner will be tracked quickly to get a priority review to join the Techsters. This ensures that the business plan of Startups will be reviewed by the Techsters Investment Committee and the most relevant program managing director and in the case of positive proper diligence process, the startup will have the opportunity to join the Techsters Accelerator program (invested a $ 120K).
- With 100k funding opportunities with Venture.UAfter a successful appropriate perseverance stage. Venture.U is a new VC fund that focuses on investment in European innovation.
- 8 10.8k on credit Jetbrin Licenses for Team Tools, including rewarded equipment such as Intelligence Idea, Picharm and Jetbines AI, are credible by 50,000+ startups worldwide.
- € 10K Powerful Credit to help you compromise yourself with your staff or yourself with some courses.
- K 10k in X (Formerly known as Twitter) Advertising credit to keep your startup at the center of the conversation. Plus one year X premium+ (T and CS applicable).
- 9.9k credit for an explanatory video maker account. Simpo
- K 5K contributes by business acceleration grants AirwalllexDesigned to accelerate the business growth of the winner (T&C applied)
- 3 -year -old club membership and an exhibition table is worth K 5k EU-Startps Summit 2026, including tickets for 3 events.
Jury
The selected parties received valuable response from a jury by capital investors of well -known initiatives. This year includes the judicial panel Aller (Techstars Amsterdam), Isabella Yamamoto (Visionary Club), Fernando Peres Ferreira (Venture.U) and Angelo Bergolo (See AI Initiative).
Pitching in the main stage
Starting from Clintkech and Spacetech to HealthThek and AI, 15 final candidates represented the diverse, bold future of European innovation. The startups that took on the stage are: Arrange, Along, Arterososcope, Newspaper, Capilizer, Clearlia.SE, Dipfil, Diploma, Entrepreneur, The mobility of the air in the grass, Garden, Idanopy, Lobby, PryvxAnd ZVNThe
Each pitch provides unique ideas, powerful missions and scalble solutions, making jury’s decision stronger than ever. The level of the competition was the sky, and the multi-sun sun was not just the thing to generate heat!
And the winner is … PryvxAnd!
Established in 2024 and Based on Stockholm, Pryvx Protected data is a pioneer of the future of cooperation. Their platform enables companies across sectors such as telecom, finances and insurance to assist in sensitive data without privacy. Federated Learning, Homeomoric Encryption, Differential Privacy, Multiparte Counting and Evidence of Zero-Knowledge, with the benefit of advanced privacy-growing technologies, to deal with the prowvX industry, to deal with cybercrime, detect fraud and detecting the emergence of the emergence.
Pryvx’s privacy-saving data cooperation platform creates a secure environment, known as the Data Clean Room, where companies can share insights by maintaining complete control of their confidential information. Their solutions include real-world applications including telecom fraud detection, banking fraud detection, IoT protection and sharing of threat intelligence. Significantly, PRYVX is already cooperating with the BT Group to help fight cybercrime and fraud in the financial and telecom sector to display its privacy-enhancer platform.
The PRYVX team has provided a compulsory pitch, highlighting their mission to build a protected, trusted cooperation in industries while confirming the consent with the rigorous data regulations. Innovative technologies their promise of rebuilding cybercope and their view for the future where cooperation and privacy together prefer a standout for their jury.
Congrats on all 15 final candidates again – 1,500+ applicants achieved a significant achievement made from the pool to the final. Your idea, vision and visual determination – embodie Europe’s entrepreneurial attitude. We can’t wait to see what you all achieved. You see EU-Startps Summit 2026And!
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